Death March 2018-19

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Slow day - reprising a once standard annual feature begun by someone else to commemorate IU being the last D1 program to record an undefeated season.

Down to 11 teams out of 353 - Furman, St. Johns, Arizona St., Buffalo, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Nevada, Michigan, Virginia and Kansas. Furman and Nevada seem to have the best chance of making it through to the Tourney with prefect records having negotiated the hardest part of their schedules with remaining games mostly within relatively weak conferences. Gonzaga still has #7 TN at home and #14 UNC on the road, don't see Buffalo winning out in Mid-American play. And there's the Dance...

 

[13thman]

I'm too lazy to look. What's the earliest the last unbeaten fell?

 

[kmathum]

Slow day - reprising a once standard annual feature begun by someone else to commemorate IU being the last D1 program to record an undefeated season.

Down to 11 teams out of 353 - Furman, St. Johns, Arizona St., Boston, Buffalo, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Nevada, Michigan, Virginia and Kansas. Furman and Nevada seem to have the best chance of making it through to the Tourney with prefect records having negotiated the hardest part of their schedules with remaining games mostly within relatively weak conferences. Gonzaga still has #7 TN at home and #14 UNC on the road, don't see Buffalo winning out in Mid-American play. And there's the Dance...

only gonzaga has a shot due to their weak schedule. they'll be exposed sooner or later.

 

[Harry Hondo]

Slow day - reprising a once standard annual feature begun by someone else to commemorate IU being the last D1 program to record an undefeated season.

Down to 11 teams out of 353 - Furman, St. Johns, Arizona St., Boston, Buffalo, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Nevada, Michigan, Virginia and Kansas. Furman and Nevada seem to have the best chance of making it through to the Tourney with prefect records having negotiated the hardest part of their schedules with remaining games mostly within relatively weak conferences. Gonzaga still has #7 TN at home and #14 UNC on the road, don't see Buffalo winning out in Mid-American play. And there's the Dance...

only gonzaga has a shot due to their weak schedule. they'll be exposed sooner or later.

No, Gonzaga is loaded and they’ve already beaten Duke. Should be a Final Four team and I bet the odds on favorite to go undefeated, if anyone is. But they won’t, because it’s really, really hard.

 

[kmathum]

No, Gonzaga is loaded and they’ve already beaten Duke. Should be a Final Four team and I bet the odds on favorite to go undefeated, if anyone is. But they won’t, because it’s really, really hard.

you think they beat duke again?

 

[Victorbmyboy]

you think they beat duke again?

Or Michigan?

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Ten...

NV takes down ASU.

 

[whosyourholydaddy]

I love this. Thanks for posting it.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Nine. Zags fall @ TN 76-73.

 

[whosyourholydaddy]

Nine. Zags fall @ TN 76-73.

Bam! (Though I'm not fond of TN orange stripe warmup pants! Ripped off.)

 

[82hoosier]

only gonzaga has a shot due to their weak schedule. they'll be exposed sooner or later.

I think they have been exposed - as a major contender for the national championship.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Eight. Red Raiders fall to Duke.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Seven. Furman wipes out @LSU 57 -75.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Six. Marquette 105, Buffalo 85.

 

[SIhoosier26]

Six. Marquette 105, Buffalo 85.

Making IU's win look better and better.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Five. Jayhawks fall @ ASU.

 

[speroni]

And the five are:
Virginia: they play Duke on 1/19
Michigan: big test at Wisconsin on 1/19
St. John's: they play at Seton Hall next Saturday
Houston: tough game at Temple on 1/9
Nevada: they play in a mid-major conference with no one who looks particularly strong, so...

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Four. Sayaint John's falls to Seton Hall.

 

[TR32]

I'm warming up your thread for you.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

I'm warming up your thread for you.

Power of positive thinking? Or did I miss something?

 

[TR32]

Power of positive thinking? Or did I miss something?

Nevada lost. But there is room for another slice in the toaster.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Three. Nevada devoured by UNM Lobos, 85-58.

 

[TR32]

I watched that game. Nevada was never a threat to win and by the end NM was getting threes from way downtown. A slaughter.

Interestingly, Nevada is the only team I can recall who doesn't start a listed guard.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

Two. Houston goes down.

 

[TR32]

Virginia and Michigan, eh? No one would have predicted that 2 months ago, that's for sure.

 

[speroni]

I'm looking for the last two to fall on 1/19.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

One. Badgers down the Wolverines.

 

[Univee2]

One. Badgers down the Wolverines.

Zero after Duke beats Virginia later today.

 

[rikki-tikka-tava]

None. Duke dumps UVA.

 

[TR32]

Will be interesting to see if UM still gets #1.

 

[Upset Alert]

Does this mean Tennessee (a football school) is the new #1? Or do the voters give Duke a pass for the home loss the other night to Syracuse without Reddish and Jones? Should be a close vote either way.

 

[speroni]

And the five are:
Virginia: they play Duke on 1/19
Michigan: big test at Wisconsin on 1/19
St. John's: they play at Seton Hall next Saturday
Houston: tough game at Temple on 1/9
Nevada: they play in a mid-major conference with no one who looks particularly strong, so...

I predicted four of the last five losses for the unbeatens. If only I had been as lucky in Vegas.